审查 – shencha – Censorship

The word for censorship in Chinese basically means, “examine.” The negative connotations don’t seem to be there.

In a country where censorship is the reality, one would think that what I write would be controlled by the Chinese government.

I am a censored writer. Contrary to popular belief, the strongest censorship is from Peace Corps, which worries not only about it’s own image, but about offending the country that hosts its volunteers. I am not criticizing Peace Corps for this censorship – it’s a result of where we are.

I’m not going to comment further on this censorship, but I wanted to express that I am somewhat hampered in my posting: I can’t tell you the entire truth about everything. Sometimes you need to read between the lines.